Is the NEW JERUSALEM Cube-Shaped or Pyramid-Shaped?
The New Jerusalem is currently in Heaven, as shown in Hebrews 12:22. Revelation 3:12 reveals that this massive city will “come down out of heaven from God” at some point and the timing of this transition is revealed in Revelation 21:2 and 21:10 to be the eternal age of the New Heavens and New Earth.
The shape of the New Jerusalem is described here:
16The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia in length [about 14,000 miles], and as wide and high as it is long. 17The angel measured the wall using human measurement, and it was 144 cubits thick [about 200 feet].
Revelation 21:16-17
Keep in mind the hermeneutical guideline that the clearest, most relevant and most detailed passages take precedence over the more obscure, ambiguous verses. As such, this passage trumps all other verse on the shape of the eternal city. The key word is “square,” which is tetragonos in the Greek, literally meaning “four-cornered.” Nothing is said about a pyramid in relation to the shape and, actually, no pyramid is mentioned anywhere in the Bible.
Those who suggest that the New Jerusalem will be pyramid-shaped cite this passage as evidence:
19In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the heart of Egypt, and a monument to the Lord at its border. 20It will be a sign and witness to the Lord Almighty in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the Lord because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior and defender, and he will rescue them.
Isaiah 19:19-20
This text applies to Egypt during the Millennium. It’s not talking about the New Jerusalem or the Great Pyramid of Giza.
- The “altar to the LORD in the heart of Egypt” in verse 19 will be an altar for sacrifices during the millennial reign of Christ, as proven by verse 21.
- The “monument to the LORD at its border” (“pillar” in the KJV) will be to commemorate the deliverance of God to the Egyptians, as verified by verse 20. Note how this monument is located at the border of Egypt and no where near the Great Pyramid, which is 13 miles southwest of Cairo.
- Both could be taken figuratively to simply refer to Egypt’s conversion “in that day,” i.e. the Millennium.
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